Punishment of censure or withholding of promotion for up to two  years or withholding of a maximum of two salary increments may be imposed on a civil employee, in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If his/her performance did not found satisfactory,
(b) If he/she fails to hand over the charges pursuant to the prevailing law,
(c) If he/she is given warning for up to two times a year under Section 55A.,
(d) If he/she violates the matters relating to conduct mentioned in this Act and the Rules framed hereunder,
(e) If he/she fails to observe any direction given by the official superior to him/her in respect of his/her frequent disregard of grievances and complaints of the stakeholders,
(f) If the office-bearer obliged to enforce, or cause to be enforced, the job description fails to do so.
60A.Withholding of promotion for two to five years or withholding of a maximum of two to five salary increments
or demoting to the basic scale of the post : Punishment of withholding of promotion for up to five years or withholding of a maximum of five salary increments or demoting to the basic scale of the post held by him/her may be imposed on a civil employee, in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If he/she commits breach of discipline,
(b) If he/she violates the matters relating to conduct mentioned in this Act and the Rules framed hereunder,
(c) If he/she fails to settle advances pursuant to the prevailing law,
(d) If he/she fails to observe any direction given in respect of irregularities found from management audit.
(e) If he/she frequently absent in the office without prior notice.